The moral of the story is to be brave, even to people that may seem bigger than you are. For example, Nagania affected Rikki Tikki when she and her husband “Nag”, tried to get Rikki Tikki off guard.They both hoped to kill him, so that got Rikki Tikki all fired up. Another example of Rikki Tikki getting affected from Nagania would be when Nagaina said to her husband, “he will have to go away, and then the garden will be our own again. So Rikki Tikki got angry, because the two cobras planned to kill him and his new family. The sequence of Rikki Tikki is first, One day, a high summer flood washed him out of the burrow, or a hole or tunnel dug by a small animal, where he lived. Next, , a family took him into their house, and they gave him a …show more content…
Now, both of the snakes are trying to kill him. Last, Rikki Tikki kills nag buy biting him in the head and not letting go, and he kills nagania underground. Rikki Tikki and Nagania are alike because, they both seem to be very smart, “plot wise”. In the story, Rikki Tikki tricked nagania when he told her to look at her one last egg, so the dad could quickly swoop up tommy from nagaina's striking point. Nagania was like Rikki Tikki, when she and her husband, made up a plan for her to sneak up behind him, from the bush and try to kill Rikki Tikki, so therefore, they are both alike “plot wise.” Rikki Tikki, and Nagania are different because, Rikki tikki is always trying to try and help people, in almost any way he can, because he is a caring person that will do almost anything in his power to help a friend. On the other hand, nagaina is always trying to kill Rikki Tikki because, he is the one who crushed all of her eggs and also killed her husband. In conclusion, the moral or theme of this story is to be brave, even to people that may seem bigger and faster than you are, but it is all about the
Rikki-tikki recognizes an almost hidden snake caused by it’s similar color of the ground that he hides upon. Dust snakes have as deadly of a bite as cobras and their small size comes as an advantage, allowing them to turn unexpectedly in any direction. The battle between the mongoose and snake is what begins the trust of Teddy’s father, and makes Rikki-tikki a savior in the family. This scene also leads to the death of the two other snakes, Nag and Nagaina by giving Rikki-tikki the confidence to battle the other snakes. Which allows the critters to feel safe at home.
The story Rikki-tikki-tavi by Rudyard Kipling is about the rivalry between Rikki, a small mongoose and Nag and Nagaina, two king cobras. A giant wave flushes Rikki out from his warm, cozy den and leaves him on the river bank near Teddy’s family’s garden. Rikki is taken in and cared for, by Teddy’s family. While exploring the garden he confronts two king cobras Nag and Nagaina. If Rikki does not kill the snakes, the garden creatures will fall prey to the cobras! This exciting story also became a motion picture movie. The story and the movie are similar in plot but contain some notable differences, including where Rikki finds Teddy in the bath and that Nagaina waits for one of
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi is a story about a young mongoose that is trying to conquer his fear and end two cobras that pillage around the family garden. The story starts off with Rikki-Tikki getting washed away from his family in a storm. He wakes up to a young boy and a man. They take him to their home and nourish him with food and warmth. Once he is all to health, he scouts around the property of the family. While Rikki-Tikki is looking around the garden, he hears two birds mourning in their nest. In the middle of the birds explaining to Rikki why they are mourning, a cobra named Nag shows up and threatens Rikki. Fear got struck onto Rikki, but he was able to manage some courage to stand up to Nag. Nag’s wife, Nagaina, shows up behind Rikki and tries
Many things occurred in the book of the story of Rikki Tikki. One problem was that the two King Cobras, Nag and Nagaina, snuck into Darzee, the bird’s, nest then Nag and Nagaina broke the eggs from Darzee’s nest. The next thing that occurs is that Rikki Tikki finally comes along and finally meets Nag and
Rikki Tikki is a brave character in this story.For instance, it was Rikki Tikki vs. Nag and his wife, Nagania, and Rikki struck at Nagania “ He bit indeed…….and didn’t run away.” (para29). This proves that Rikki is brave because he bit Nagania and he wasn’t even afraid of Nagana biting or hurting him.Rikki’s character trait helps make the thesis brave because if he was afraid of everything and didn’t have any courage no one would put brave as their thesis. Also, Rikki’s character traits were found in this quote “Rikki-Tikki did not care to follow them, for he did not feel sure that he could manage two snakes at once.” This quote proves that Rikki is brave because he states that he can take on two snakes if it means protecting his family. This
Imagine having a little mongoose right by your side all your life to protect you from all of the huge, monstrous cobras. Teddy’s parents were happy that Rikki was able to protect Teddy from Nag and Nagaina.The book form of Rikki Tikki Tavi is written by: Rudyard Kipling. Movies and books of the same kind/title have their own ways of making things, and are almost always different from each other. The book and the movie are different from each other because in the movie, it shows Teddy in the bathtub, when Rikki gets picked up after the flood and the mom said to Teddy that Rikki isn’t really dead instead of the father saying it as in the movie, and finally because when Nagaina went into the hole, Rikki Tikki tried so hard not to go into the hole where as in the book, Rikki didn’t care and just followed into the hole after Nagaina. There are many differences in
Rikki-Tikki Tavi is a short story written by Rudyard Kipling that takes place in Colonial, India. Rikki-Tikki, the principal character, is a snake-eating mongoose that gets flushed out of his home and taken in by a family. The story shows the good and evil in people and the fight between the brave mongoose and the two snakes, Nag and Nagaina. In the end, Rikki ends up killing the two snakes and to save the family that adopted him. I believe that Rikki is not guilty and that the snakes were attempting murder.
“Being brave means to know something is scary, difficult, and dangerous, and doing it anyway, because the possibility of winning the fight is worth the chance of losing it.” One of the cobras most threatening. When the cobra feels angry, it spreads out its enormous hood, to scare its predator. features is the hood. Rikki-Tikki-Tavi the book and movie are similar and different in an abundance of ways. The similarities are exact matches, while the differences illustrate the small separations in the story line. The main similarities or differences in the movie and book of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi are how the mother finds Rikki-Tikki-Tavi in the book and the father finds him in the movie, how the mother is
The Indian gray mongoose, and other types of mongooses, are well known for their ability to fight and kill venomous snakes, particularly cobras. Brave Rikki-tikki-tavi is a mongoose who was washed away from his home during a horrible storm. He learns how to survive after this tragedy. There is a book and a movie about the story of the courageous Rikki-tikki-tavi. There are similarities and very minor differences in both the book and the movie of Rikki-tikki-tavi. The three ways that express the similarities and differences of the story of Rikki-tikki-tavi are the characters, the setting, and the conflict.
Nagaina is a character in the short story,”Rikki-tikki-tavi” by Rudyard Kipling. She is an antagonist who married Nag, and just laid snake eggs. Nagaina is a wicked, depressed, caring snake who will do anything for power, revenge, and to protect her eggs. Nagaina is wicked. She is considered to be wicked because she would gladly kill every person in the bungalow and Rikki-Tikki just to be in control.
Nagaina wants to get Rikki-Tikki back for killing Nag. She figures out a great way to do it, also. “Nagaina was coiled up on the matting of Teddy’s chair, within easy striking distance of teddy’s bare leg and was swaying to and fro, singing a song of triumph” (24). Nagaina knew that Rikki-Tikki loved the little boy and that was just how she was planning to get revenge on him. Her plan wasn’t successful but, she wasn’t going to stop there. She tried again but , “... He bit, indeed, but did not bite long enough, and he jumped clear of the whisking tail, leaving Nagaina torn and angry” (19). She had lost the great
The central conflict of the story 8was how the brave Rikki and the fearful snakes both wanted to control the garden but for different reasons. Nag and Nagaina wanted the garden to have so their baby snakes would have room to roam. While Rikki wanted to have the garden to protect the family and the good animals of the area. These events led to the action-packed and mysterious battles between the snakes and
Rikki the Valiant The mongoose who is a hero, seems impossible for a small creature to fight dangerous reptiles such as snakes. The King Cobra is a very venomous snake in the world. On a summer night, there was a terrifying flood that made animals lose their homes. One animal in particular, such as a mongoose, almost died by the flood being half choked with water.
In conclusion, Rikki Tikki uses his courage to protect the ones he loves. Nagaina, another character in the story is trying to get revenge for the death of her husband Nag. For instance I strike, and if you do not move, I strike. Oh, foolish people, who killed my Nag (para 84).
In the story, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, by Rudyard Kipling, all of the characters have unique traits that make them their own. Rikki is one of the most thought out characters and has many of these unique traits. Rikki is a mongoose, born to fight snakes, who finds himself washed away from his home. He ends up in a garden in India where he makes allies with a human family and has to fight the cobras of the garden. He has a brave heart, a determined soul, and his quick wits keep him alive in a fight with the snakes.